The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-16


FINANcrAL-Money is in active demand and
banks are just about able to let their customers
have their legitimate wants.
Domestic Erchange-Easy. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at e per cent discount
to par
Foreign Erchange-The market is dull but
steady; Commercial demand, "a 81 "a sixty days,
81 7S; ninety days, 81 764 francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, s. 30; Swiss,
eo 29l3; marks, sixty days, 93 9-16.
SRCURIrIEs-The market is very quiet, with
Gpthing doing in either stocks or bonds.
SrocKs AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Quiet. At
lanta per cent long date, los bid, 40 asked;
Atlanta per cent, 1lS bid, 12l asked; Augusta
per cent long date, lis bid, 1ls asked: Au-
gusta 6s long date 108 bid, 40 asked Columbus
per cent 100 bid, 105 asked; Macon per cent,
iii bid, 112 asked; new Savannah per cent,
October coupons, 1919 bid, 102 asked; new
Savannah 5 per cent, November coupons, 10l
bid, 1917 asked.
State Bonds-Markets steady, with light sup
ply Georgia new 6s 1899, 101 bid 102 asked /;
Georgia new 4l6s, 1O416 bid 1O51a asked; Geor-
gia per cent gold, quarterly coupons. 1O5% bid,
1Cls asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Janu-
airy and July maturity 1895, 40 bid, 12l asked
RAILROAD Stocks-Central common. HE bid,
11S asked: Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 131 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1886 bid, 1893 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed 126 bid, 1T asked; Central
6per cent certificates, 1914 bid, 1884 asked; At
lAnta and West Point railroad stock, 1O9 bid,
Ill asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates, 1929 bid, 1903 asked
Railroad Bonds-Market quiet. Savannah,
Florida aud Western Railway Company general
mortgage 6 per cent interest, coupons October,
1l5 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mort
airy and July, maturity 1897, 115 bid MA asked,
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1893 1l013
bid, 1111e asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1887, 1OG
bid, 10S asked; Mobile and Girard second mort
gage indorsed per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1880, 102 bid, l0311 asked; Mont
gomery and Eufaula first mortgage s per cent,
indorsed by Central railroad, 1854 bid, l08
asked Marietta and North Georgia first mort
gage, 50 years. per cent, 100 bid, 10lIh asked
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first mort
bia aud Augusta second mortgage,
10 asked Western Alabama second mort
gage indorsed per cent, 100 bid, ITO asked;
South Georgia and Florida Endorsed, l1S bid,
l2O asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage Z per cent MA bid,
liz asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and South
cru first mortgage guaranteed; ia BID, llo1e
asked Gainesville, jefferson aud Southern not
guaranteed. 1l3 asked; Ocean Steamship
per cent bonds, guaranteed by Cen
Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
Guaranteed, 113 asked: Columbus and
s7Nscss FIRST mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Cen
tral railroad io4 bid, 1855 asked; Columbus
and Western i per cent guaranteed,
iO7 asked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage per cent, 1855 bid, 100 asked,
buBE SC0ckS~ Nominal. 5OuUueru DdHk Oh
the State of Georgia, 19S bid 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, lj7 asked: Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 81 bid, 100 asked !;
National Bank of Savannah, 100 bid, 12l asked I;
Oglethorpe Savings aud Trust Company, 1O7
bid, 106 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock ex.
dividend, 20 bid, 81 asked Mutual Gas Light
Stock, 20 bid. % asked.
BAooN--Market advancing; demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, l0tsc; shoulders, aAc;
dry salted clear RIB Sides 9s4c; long clear, e9sc;
shoulders, 614c; hams, Ice.
BAooING AND TIEs-Market irregular. We
quote: Bagging-2l4 lbs. S40gs1ac; 2 Ios, ESQ
79sc; ~ bs, G5SQl79lc, according TO brand and
quantity Iron ties-Arrow and other brands
nonei nominal, 81 20 per bundle, according TO
prand and quantity. Bagglng and ties IN retail
lots fraction higher.
BrrTER-Market steady; oleomargarine, 140
~ choice Goshen, zoe; gilt edge, %C25c;
Creamery, 25GD2Sc.
CABBAGE-Northern 1t02ic.
CHEEsE-Market nominal; small demand;
stock light. We quote. lIDl5c.
COFFEt-The market IS firm, we queue l9r
small lots; Ordinary, aot9c; fair, 2i1s; good,
22lSc; choice, re; peaberry, 26c.
DRIED FRuiT-Applcs, eyaporated l4c; peeled
stc. Peaches, peeled, i9c; unpeeled, 5GD'c
Dry Goops-The market ~ firm; business fair
Mequote. Irints, 4IGci Georgia brown slilrt
ing, 81, 4Ifc; 10 do. 5lfc ~ brown sheetipg,
e1se white osnaburgs, sl<Dioe cheeks, v4W
60; yarns, e5c for best makes; brown driilins''
EIsn.-we quote, full weights Maekerel-No1
], 81 yGtfO %. No. g. half barrels, nominal,
~ 0o0g7 ~; No. 2. g. b0Qps %. Herring-No. J.
sc scaled, &c; cod, 5Msc. -.
We quote Extra, ~ s0ns ~; fancy. soH
q choices patent o. ioG5 81 family u 100